MOBILE, Alabama - The Mobile Panthers will make their Port City debut at 6 p.m. Saturday when they host the Tri-City Red Devils at Blount High School.

The Mobile Panthers are a football team of 11-year-old and younger players from the area sponsored by Captain Munnerlyn, a former Murphy High School standout who is a cornerback for the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

The Mobile Panthers have started their inaugural season by playing in the eighth annual National Youth Football Kickoff Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., and the Centennial Bowl at Stone Mountain, Ga., earlier this month.

The Panthers finished second at the National Youth Football Kickoff Classic and reached the semifinals of their 12-team division at the Centennial Bowl.

The Tri-City Red Devils are an established travel team based in Phenix City.

Tickets to Saturday's game cost $3. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free. For more ticket information, call 251-289-9214.